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Judge to decide whether to unseal documents in 
Epstein deal 
By SUSAN SPENCER-WENDEL 
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer 
Thursday. June 25, 2009 
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WEST PALM BEACH — A Palm Beach Circuit Court judge will again consider 
today whether to unseal a deal that purported billionaire Jeffrey Epstein struck with 
federal prosecutors to avoid charges by them following his sex scandal with 
underage girls. 
Attorneys for women now suing the money manager, as well as the Palm Beach Post, have asked Circuit 
Judge Jeff Colbath to unseal Epstein's federal deferred-prosecution agreement. The hearing is set for 
1:30 p.m. 
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Recently in court. Colbath 
acknowledged that 
Epstein's deal with the feds 
had not been sealed in 
accordance with state and 
local court rules. 
"I don't see where any of 
the procedures were ever 
followed to begin with," 
Colbath then said. 
He has since given 
Epstein's attorney, Jack 
Goldberger, an opportunity 
to argue that the document 
was properly sealed and 
why it should remain so. 
The deal promises a look 
at the behind-the-scenes 
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justice struck for the New 
York money manager who 
according to Vanity Fair, 
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of Prince Andrew and 
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former President Bill 
Clinton. 
"It's a secret agreement. A secret sweetheart agreement." former Circuit Judge Bill Berger who now 
represents some of the women has said. "Everybody was in on this deal except the victims and the 
public. The public should be outraged it has gone as far as it has." 
A second attorney representing the women, Brad Edwards. has seen the seated deal after a federal judge 
allowed him and his clients to view it, but not discuss its contents. 
Edwards would only say that the women were "outraged" that it had been negotiated behind their backs. 
A reporter asked Edwards if he believed Epstein received special treatment by federal prosecutors. 
"Are you kidding? It's transparent. Certainly no one else gets treated like that," Edwards has said. 
Epstein is currently serving an 18-month sentence in the Palm Beach County Stockade after pleading 
guilty a year ago in state court to felony solicitation of prostitution and procuring teenagers for 
prostitution. Epstein is allowed out, though, each day from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., a spokeswoman for the 
sheriffs office has said. 
The saga began years ago after Town of Palm Beach police began investigating reports that young 
women were being brought to his manse on El Brillo Way to massage him and have sex with him in 
exchange for money. 
Displeased with the way the State Attorney's Office handled the case, Palm Beach police later forwarded 
information to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 
Epstein's own attorneys, in federal filings, have referred to Epstein's deferred prosecution agreement 
with federal prosecutors as "unprecedented" and "highly unusual." 
Goldberger has said he believes the law allows the record to continue to be sealed and is opposing it 
being opened. Epstein has not gotten any special treatment, according to Goldberger. 
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Jeffrey Epstein to get out of jail early: July 22 
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Jeffrey Epstein to get out of jail early: July 22 
By MICHELE DARGAN 
Daily News Staff Writer 
Tuesday, June 23, 2009 
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Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein will be released 
from the Palm Beach County Stockade July 22, after 
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serving less than 13 months of his 18-month sentence for 
procuring a minor for prostitution. 
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Teri Barbera, spokeswoman for the Palm Beach County 
Sheriffs Office, confirmed his release date Tuesday. 
Epstein's projected date was September 24, but gain time — which includes his participation 
in a work-release program — brings his release date to July 22, Barbera said. 
Radaronline.com has reported that Epstein has "secretly been helping the feds unravel a 
Ponzi scheme" related to the June 2008 indictment of two former managers of Bear Stearns 
Mortgage Investment Fund. 
Epstein's rep, Howard Rubenstein, confirmed last year that Epstein is "Major Investor No. 1" 
in the indictment, which says he lost about $57 million. 
Epstein's attorney Jack Goldberger could not be reached for comment. 
Epstein, 56, has been in the work-release program since Oct. 10, where he is allowed out of 
the stockade six days a week, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. to go to his West Palm Beach office, 
the Florida Science Foundation, monitored by an ankle bracelet and accompanied by a 
deputy. 
The Manhattan money manager has been incarcerated since June 30, when he pleaded 
guilty to two felony counts: soliciting prostitution and procuring a person under 18 for 
prostitution. As part of the plea agreement, Epstein must serve one year of house arrest after 
his release and register as a lifelong sex offender. 
In addition to the criminal case, there are more than a dozen civil lawsuits — both state and 
federal — pending against Epstein. All contain similar allegations: Epstein, through his 
employees and assistants, brought minor girls to his Palm Beach home for erotic massages 
and sometimes sex. 
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As part of his state plea agreement, the U.S. Attorney's Office agreed not to prosecute 
Epstein on federal charges as long as he fulfills all requirements of his sentence and 
probation. The federal non-prosecution agreement is under seal in state court. 
Fort Lauderdale-based attorney Brad Edwards represents three Epstein victims and has 
asked Circuit Judge Jeffrey Colbath to unseal the non-prosecution agreement to the public. A 
hearing is set for Thursday. when Colbath will issue a ruling. 
Edwards and his clients have seen the agreement after a federal judge ruled that they are 
allowed to see it. But that ruling bars Edwards and anyone else who sees the document from 
disclosing the terms to anyone else. 
Edwards said he wants to use that document "in the deposition of various material witnesses" 
relative to his cases. 
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EXCLUSIVE: Jeffrey Epstein To Be Released From Prison Early 
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Jeffrey Epstein, the Florida money manager who once roamed in the same social circle as 
Bill Clinton, Prince Andrew and other high profile figures, is going to be released from 
prison early, a source tells RadarOnline.com. 
Epstein pleaded guilty last year to procuring teen girls for prostitution, ending his lifestyle 
with the rich and famous in a Palm Beach. Florida scandal that reverberated through high-
profile society. He received an 18-month sentence and was slated to be incarcerated until 
the end of this year. 
But now, says the source, the jail door is about to swing open because Epstein has been 
secretly helping the feds unravel a suspected Ponzi scheme. He had inside knowledge of 
the scheme because he was one of its victims, losing $67 million. 
The source says it's all tied to the indictment of former managers of Bear Stearns 
Mortgage Investment Fund, and in that case Epstein is the person who is identified only 
as Victim # 1. 
Meanwhile, Epstein's life behind bars hasn't been too rough — in fact he's allowed to 
spend most days at his attorney's office. He was supposedly working on a charity venture 
but the source says he was actually busy helping the feds with the Ponzi scheme. One 
source says that he's been guarded by men in suits with earphones. 
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